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146 · Representative Documents: Data Management University of New Mexico Digital Data Management, Curation and Archiving http://libguides.unm.edu/data Home - Digital Data Management, Curation and Archiving - Research Guides at University of New Mexico http://libguides.unm.edu/data[10/5/11 5:11:59 PM] Admin Sign In Home Data Management Data Curation Data Archiving Library Quick Links Library Home Page LIBROS Library Catalog Journal One Search Library Express Interlibrary Loan (LibXp) Reserves Library Hours Library Maps Reference Tools Comments (0) Library Help Ask A Librarian Fast Info Library Tutorials Off Campus Access Issues? Comments (0) Welcome Welcome to the Data Management, Curation and Archiving Research Guide. This guide is intended primarily for researchers and data librarians to facilitate the management, sharing and archiving of their data. This guide covers a rapidly changing large and complex topic. We will regularly update, correct and add information and tools to the guide. Please let us know if you do not find what you need, feel that some information or concepts are incorrect, or want to add information from your field of research. Also, you may want to check back periodically for updates. As research data librarians, we are here to help you: Create data management plans for grant proposals Manage, curate and archive your data. Maximize the usefulness of your data. Increase the lifespan of your data. Manage sharing of your data. Prepare your data for archiving. Collaborate with you in creating innovative new ways to share your data. This Research Guide should give you the necessary background and tools to better manage your data. We also hope it will help you in understanding what supporting information (metadata) will help increase the usability, understandability and longevity of your data. Please do not hesitate to contact the research data librarian specializing in your field of research foir more information or assistance. Comments (0) Why Manage Your Data? The rapid increase in the use of digital formats for data has allowed data to be shared more easily among researchers. Often this sharing is between close collaborators, but data is also increasingly being made open for anyone to use. There are many benefits to sharing data. Shared data can... be combined to answer otherwise unanswerable questions Recent advancements in Alzheimer's research made possible by making data open for use. (NY Times arcticle) be reused in unexpected ways be used to plan new studes help avoid repeating studies help avoid repeating mistakes allow data to be audited Although there are many benefits to digital data, there are also potential problems. First, digital formats can quickly become obsolete, corrupted or otherwise lost (Digital Dark Age). Average life expectancy for born digital data has been estimated to be as short as five years. We are already losing vast amounts of data. While digital data is easily shared, finding data without firsthand knowledge of its existence is difficult. Understanding data without the participation of its creator is often impossible. Researchers are often poorly positioned to manage and curate their data. Researchers are focused on using data for publishing results. Researchers usually have no background in digital preservation or data curation. Subject Guide Robert Olendorf Contact Info: 163 Centennial Science & Engineering Library MSC05 3020 University Libraries 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131 505.277.4760 Send Email Links: Profile & Guides Subjects: Computer Science, Math, Statistics, Research Data Librarian for the Natural Sciences, Engineering, Computer Sciences and Math Subject Guide Jeff Dickey, Ph.D. Contact Info: 277-1186 Send Email Links: Profile & Guides University Libraries » Research Guides » Digital Data Management, Curation and Archiving Digital Data Management, Curation and Archiving A guide primarily geared toward researchers and data librarians. Last update: Feb 9th, 2011 URL: http://libguides.unm.edu/data Print Guide RSS Updates Home Print Page Search: This Guide This Guide Search